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Gurus, hired guns, and warm bodies : itinerant experts in a knowledge economy /
Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance flexibility. Although commentators have focused largely on low-wage temporary work, the use of skilled contractors has also grown...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance flexibility. Although commentators have focused largely on low-wage temporary work, the use of skilled contractors has also grown exponentially, especially in high-technology areas. Yet almost nothing is known about contracting or about the people who do it. This book seeks to break the silence. |
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| Notas: | Second printing and first paperback printing, 2006. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-332) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400841271 1400841275 |